Science & music by James Jeans(
Book
)114
editions published
between
1927
and
2012
in
4
languages
and held by
1,975 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"A considerable fraction of my book is merely Helmholtz modernized and rewritten in simple language"--Preface

The universe around us by James Jeans(
Book
)170
editions published
between
1929
and
1981
in
4
languages
and held by
1,906 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

The mysterious universe by James Jeans(
Book
)190
editions published
between
1930
and
2009
in
7
languages
and held by
1,807 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Originating from the Rede Lecture delivered at the University of Cambridge in November 1930, this book is based upon the conviction
that the teachings and findings of astronomy and physical science are destined to produce an immense change on our outlook
on the universe as a whole, and on views about the significance of human life. The author contends that the questions at issue
are ultimately one for philosophical discussion, but that before philosophers can speak, science should present ascertained
facts and provisional hypotheses. The book is therefore written with these thoughts in mind while broadly presenting the fundamental
physical ideas and findings relevant for a wider philosophical inquiry

Physics & philosophy by James Jeans(
Book
)100
editions published
between
1924
and
2009
in
4
languages
and held by
1,786 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"There is no more eloquent, interesting or persuasive exposition of what may be called science of philosophy than Sir James
Jeans's." {u2014} The New York Times Can we have any knowledge of the world outside us other than we gain by the methods of
science? Are we humans endowed with free will, or are we mere cogs in a vast machine that must follow its predestined course
until it finally runs down? Is the world we perceive the world of ultimate reality, or is it only a curtain veiling a deeper
reality beyond? In this strikingly lucid and often poetic book, one of the twentieth century's greatest scientists grapples
with these age-old questions, achieving in the process a brilliant and non-technical exposition of the interrelationship between
physics and philosophy. He begins by defining physics and philosophy, pointing out the difference in their respective attempts
to explain physical reality and man's place in it. This discussion paves the way for an outline of epistemological methods
in which the rationalism of thinkers like Descartes, Leibniz, and Kant is compared to the empiricism of Locke and Hume. Over
the course of the book, in a manner that is careful and methodic but never dull, Jeans marshals the evidence for his startling
conclusion: recent discoveries in astronomy, mathematics, sub-atomic physics, and other disciplines have washed away the scientific
basis of many older philosophic discussions. Such long-standing problems as causality, free will and determinism, the nature
of space and time, materialism and mentalism must be considered anew in the light of new knowledge and information attained
by twentieth-century physical science. Even then, however, Jeans cautions against drawing any positive conclusions, pointing
out that both physics and philosophy are both relatively young and that we are still in Newton's words, like children playing
with pebbles on the sea-shore, while the great ocean of truth rolls, unexplored, beyond our reach. Although first published
in 1943, nothing in physics has happened to affect Jeans's account in this book; it remains remarkably fresh and undated,
a classic exposition of the philosophical implications of scientific knowledge

The mathematical theory of electricity and magnetism by James Jeans(
Book
)167
editions published
between
1908
and
2011
in
English and French
and held by
1,638 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Sir James Jeans' well-known treatise covers the topics in electromagnetic theory required by every non-specialist physicist.
It provides the relevant mathematical analysis and is therefore useful to those whose mathematical knowledge is limited, as
well as to the more advanced physicists, engineers and applied mathematicians. A large number of examples are given

The dynamical theory of gases by James Jeans(
Book
)96
editions published
between
1902
and
2015
in
3
languages
and held by
1,299 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"This famous book marks an important turning-point in applied mathematics. Written by one of the great scientific expositors
of our time, it introduced the notion of dissipation in kinetic theory, an innovation that has had wide application in mathematical
physics and engineering."--Back cover

The new background of science by James Jeans(
Book
)81
editions published
between
1930
and
2009
in
3
languages
and held by
1,103 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Broadoutline of theoretical physics in simple terms against a background of rudimentary philosophy

An introduction to the kinetic theory of gases by James Jeans(
Book
)94
editions published
between
1940
and
2015
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
1,060 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
"This book can be described as a student's edition of the author's Dynamical Theory of Gases. It is written, however, with
the needs of the student of physics and physical chemistry in mind, and those parts of which the interest was mainly mathematical
have been discarded. This does not mean that the book contains no serious mathematical discussion; the discussion in particular
of the distribution law is quite detailed; but in the main the mathematics is concerned with the discussion of particular
phenomena rather than with the discussion of fundamentals ... A large part of the book seems to us very suitable for an Honours
student of Physics; as is to be expected from Sir James Jeans, physical principles are discussed in a most lucid way and with
the help of useful analogies, as, for instance, in his comparison between the distribution of molecular velocities and of
rifle shots on a target."--The Mathematical Gazette

The stars in their courses by James Jeans(
Book
)102
editions published
between
1931
and
2009
in
9
languages
and held by
1,011 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide

Through space & time by James Jeans(
Book
)62
editions published
between
1934
and
2009
in
4
languages
and held by
904 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
Through Space and Time is based upon the 1933 Christmas Lectures that James Jeans gave at the Royal Institution, London. Intended
to appeal to a wide readership and presenting a broad understanding of the Earth, solar system and the universe, the book
begins its journey with the history, structure and main features of our planet, and ends in the vast expanses of space among
the nebulae

Astronomy and cosmogony by James Jeans(
Book
)61
editions published
between
1928
and
2009
in
English and Italian
and held by
788 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This second edition, originally published in 1929, is an extensive survey at the forefront of cosmology and astronomy with
particular reference to the physical state of matter, the structure, composition and life-cycle of stars, and the superstructures
of nebulae and galaxies. Intended as a rigourously argued scientific treatise, every effort was made by Jeans to render the
results of far-reaching advancements in cosmology intelligible to a broad range of readers

An elementary treatise on theoretical mechanics by James Jeans(
Book
)50
editions published
between
1907
and
2013
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
701 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
In addition to being among the twentieth century{u2019}s major scientific figures, Sir James Jeans (1877{u2013}1946) was also
one of the greatest modern science expositors. His classic introduction to mechanics endures as a clear and concise presentation
of first principles. Although brief, it encompasses a remarkably wide selection of topics. Its subjects include rest and motion,
force and the laws of motion, forces acting on a single particle, statics of systems of particles, statics of rigid bodies,
center of gravity, work, motion of a particle under constant forces, motion of systems of particles, motion of a particle
under a variable force, motion of rigid bodies, and generalized coordinates. Within each chapter, the author carefully explains
the most elementary concepts (such as velocity, acceleration, Newton{u2019}s laws, friction, moments, and kinetic energy),
and he illustrates them with examples. Ideal for beginning physics students or for more advanced readers in need of refreshment,
the text emphasizes the fundamental physical principles rather than mathematics or applications. So clearly written that it
can be read and understood outside the classroom, it features hundreds of fully worked illustrative examples and test exercises

Scientific progress by James Jeans(
Book
)20
editions published
between
1936
and
2014
in
English and Undetermined
and held by
364 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
First published in 1936, this volume contains six of the Halley Stewart Lectures - originally founded ""For Research towards
the Christian Ideal in All Social Life""--By some of the greatest of English scientists of the mid-20th century, each a leading
authority in his respective field: cosmology, physics, meteorology, medicine and genetics. The final lecture considers the
relationship between scientific knowledge and human ideals, commenting on the paradox that a century which produced such scientific
advance also witnessed the most concentrated period of social, economic and political turmo

Atomicity and quanta by James Jeans(
Book
)19
editions published
between
1925
and
2009
in
English
and held by
127 WorldCat member
libraries
worldwide
This is the full text of James Jeans's Rouse Ball Lecture given in 1925 at Cambridge University, and surveys the field of
atomic and subatomic physics in the early days of quantum mechanics, with a brief historical perspective on measurement